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TCR Balance of Performance (Bop)

I love the BTCC and am a big fan but the boost situation year after year is wearing me down. It really could be the undoing of the BTCC.

At Rockingham we had Plato saying he was too slow in a straight line yet he was 3rd. Shedden said he is slow in a straight line and was no where. Neal said he was slow in a straight line. Rob Austin said he was slow. Mat Jackson said he was slow. And that's just on tv - everyone then moans on social media after the weekend. It's fast becoming the British Moan Championship.

Naïve or complacent? The btcc has been king of the castle in terms of saloon car racing in the uk for many years. Some have tried to set up other series, but all have fallen by the wayside. NOW, there is a serious challenger emerging, and to be frank, it will be interesting to see what, if any, action the btcc takes to stave it off. There is no doubt that tcr is big in Europe and around the globe, and if it cracks the uk market, then it could end up being the series of choice for teams looking at serious touring cars in this country. Mr. Gows mantra of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" could come under serious threat in the near future.

Part of the problem for me is that by trying to keep things so equal you create more problems than you solve. I think set the boost level at the start of the season, and off you go. Everyone knows where they stand. Some engines will perform better than others (as ever was)